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Title: University
Post by: Zophixan on 2006-08-30 00:06:49
Well guys, only a few more weeks to Uni, if you're in the UK. What are you guys doing and where are you going? Anyone else here going to London?
Title: Re: University
Post by: James Pond on 2006-08-30 09:48:26
Lancashire on the 17th september.


Im absaloutly bricking it >_< I've never been away from home for more than 1 week :S
Title: Re: University
Post by: Alhexx on 2006-08-30 13:55:50
I study mathematics and computer science at the University of Dortmund in Germany for 2 years now.

 - Alhexx
Title: Re: University
Post by: Zophixan on 2006-08-30 17:39:43
Alhexx Your english is quite good (I presume you're german?). Mr Pond, I'm just excited about uni, can't wait to get away from home! I figured that survival breeds nessecity, so any skills I don't have now to survive, I'll learn em!
Title: Re: University
Post by: Borde on 2006-08-31 08:22:47
I've been studing computer sience at the UPC here in Spain for 5 years. Theorically, I should have finished last year, but very few finish in 5 years. I supose it will take 1.5 years more to finish. I'm so tired... and bored.
Title: Re: University
Post by: M0T on 2006-08-31 17:08:06
Well guys, only a few more weeks to Uni, if you're in the UK. What are you guys doing and where are you going? Anyone else here going to London?

Kings College, how about you?
Title: Re: University
Post by: Jedimark on 2006-08-31 17:41:29
Oh how I miss Uni :{
Title: Re: University
Post by: Covarr on 2006-08-31 18:53:41
Am I the only person at these forums in the US?

I started college at Washington State University a few weeks ago.
Title: Re: University
Post by: James Pond on 2006-08-31 22:08:43
Forgot to mention what course it is im doing.

Forensic Computing.

Im excited, dont get me wrong, but the things I take for granted at home will suddenly be gone :<
Title: Re: University
Post by: Asdayasman13 on 2006-09-01 00:07:20
Phwoo, uni's a long way off, what's it like?  Not the lessons though, the general atmosphere and peoples attitude towards you (t3h 1337)
Title: Re: University
Post by: Zophixan on 2006-09-01 17:05:46
Well guys, only a few more weeks to Uni, if you're in the UK. What are you guys doing and where are you going? Anyone else here going to London?

Kings College, how about you?

I'll be going to UCL to do Physics! Have you got your accomadation sorted out yet? I'm going to be living in Camden  8-).

Phwoo, uni's a long way off, what's it like?  Not the lessons though, the general atmosphere and peoples attitude towards you (t3h 1337)
Well I've heard uni has alot more people, which suits me because I'm a people person. Lectures are meant to be very strict and no talking, I don't know about tutorials. I'm guessing uni is like everything else in life, its as good as you make it.
Title: Re: University
Post by: M0T on 2006-09-02 14:01:29
Kings College, how about you?

I'll be going to UCL to do Physics! Have you got your accomadation sorted out yet? I'm going to be living in Camden  8-).

I'm going into my second year and I live at home. I have a place next year for a house in New Cross because I can't really afford to move out for more than 1 year.

Well I've heard uni has alot more people, which suits me because I'm a people person. Lectures are meant to be very strict and no talking, I don't know about tutorials. I'm guessing uni is like everything else in life, its as good as you make it.

More people is an understatement. You can get away with talking in lectures because the lecturers assume that you discuss what they are talking about amoungst yourselves. I have however used this as an opportunity to demonstrate my knowledge of the film cool runnnings, complete with accents. A mate of mine got up mid lecture and asked the lecturer where he got his hair cut (we were all a bit drunk...shouldn't give us 5pm lectures really...).

Tutorials are fairly informal but you get a right bollocking if you don't turn up (I missed one because my car broke down).
Title: Re: University
Post by: Asdayasman13 on 2006-09-02 15:56:27
So how do people react to the loners and the computer literate?  Or both rolled into one?
Title: Re: University
Post by: M0T on 2006-09-02 18:41:43
So how do people react to the loners and the computer literate?  Or both rolled into one?

Well a lot of people are computer literate anyway, and nows your chance to no longer be a loner. Make friends.
Title: Re: University
Post by: Jedimark on 2006-09-02 21:21:59
Embrace Freshers Week :)
Title: Re: University
Post by: James Pond on 2006-09-02 22:28:16
Freshers Fortnight tbh!
Title: Re: University
Post by: Jedimark on 2006-09-03 10:00:45
Freshers Fortnight tbh!
Phhh... UCLAN slackers ;)

Also, raid Freshers Fair... get as many freebies as you can, razors, goody bags, alcohol, condoms etc and join loads of clubs.. the more random the club the better.
Title: Re: University
Post by: James Pond on 2006-09-03 10:53:23
>_> Oi.

I've decided that im going to join a fencing club when I get there.

I have never "fenced" before, but it looks funny as fuck >_>

And yes, im gonna go the moment the fair opens and basicly go freebie hunting <_<
Title: Re: University
Post by: Skillster/RedSarg99 on 2006-09-03 12:28:44
London? Home town, but I rarely go into central London though - so 99% chance of never bumping into you on the street :)
Title: Re: University
Post by: James Pond on 2006-09-18 14:15:04
Im right pissed off, I have uni internet now, and it blocks near enough everything except web browsing.

any form of online game
Ventrilo/teamspeak
Bit Torrent
FTP servers/downloads.

Hell, I cant even do an ADSL speed test because the network doesnt allow it.

Title: Re: University
Post by: Jedimark on 2006-09-18 16:14:37
Hahaha.... yeah BUT if you have internal P2P you can download films in like 5 minutes!

On my campus we all used a program called LUserNet, which I think was specifically designed for Lancaster Universty's network... but I see no reason why it shouldn't work on any other LAN.
Title: Re: University
Post by: James Pond on 2006-09-18 16:19:54
;_; That doesnt help me get on WoW :P
Title: Re: University
Post by: Covarr on 2006-09-18 16:34:25
Yay, today is the unofficial "Dr. Hill" day at my school. Dr. Hill is one of the professors, and he has a very distinct style of wearing his clothes: shorts, and a button-up shirt that's one button too low. In honor of this, everbody who knows (mostly just my residence hall) is emulating this style of dressing as much as they can.
Title: Re: University
Post by: Jedimark on 2006-09-18 16:55:11
;_; That doesnt help me get on WoW :P
You're at uni... you don't need computer games anymore!
Title: Re: University
Post by: ChaosControl on 2006-09-18 17:18:21
;_; That doesnt help me get on WoW :P
You're at uni... you don't need computer games anymore!
Or.. You search for a very fast proxy? :P
Title: Re: University
Post by: kini on 2006-09-18 17:58:04
im at uni in salford , our favorite games are unreal goty, and mario kart. those games get us through the day
Title: Re: University
Post by: James Pond on 2006-09-18 18:49:39
I need to connect through the UCLAN proxy, Proxy.uclan.ac.uk, to access the web in the first place, so I cant use another proxy over that.

Is there even a way I can get a program to use a proxy?


Also, I need WoW >_>
Title: Re: University
Post by: ChaosControl on 2006-09-19 11:15:20
well. If you have administrator right on the computer you should be able to.
Title: Re: University
Post by: Kashmir on 2006-09-19 11:39:36
I got kicked in the balls at uni today. metaphorically speaking

I passed off doing a minor assessment item for a team in one unit, to focus on a much more important assessment with my other team in a different unit... was in the uni from 8am till 8am after doing an all nighter a different assessment equally important. Only to end up getting stabbed in the back by two of the team members... now our group of four is two groups of two. And will now have to end up attending lame ebarassing meetings with the tutors to explain whos done what and so on...

Im sures yous dont care about any of that,
... and i just got distracted by disco stu over here :mrgreen: and lost completely what it was i was getting to...

So yeah, end of rant ~ time to get the groove on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_wU0qhEPR8, heh
Title: Re: University
Post by: Jedimark on 2006-09-19 16:08:04
I need to connect through the UCLAN proxy, Proxy.uclan.ac.uk, to access the web in the first place, so I cant use another proxy over that.

Is there even a way I can get a program to use a proxy?


Also, I need WoW >_>

You could always pay to use a HTTP tunneling program.

Edit: Though I'd like to point out how easy it is to block them and you could just end up loosing your money and back to square one.
Title: Re: University
Post by: James Pond on 2006-09-19 18:12:21
speaking of that, I set up HTTPTunnel and Sockscap last night using the free version of it, and jesus christ.... yay for my 30,000 ping on World of Warcraft, and 5 minute lag between me saying something, and the reply on ventrillo.

I've been told I can get my own ISP either way, so im gonna go for a Wireless one, and let everyone in the flat use it too, for £5 a month.
Title: Re: University
Post by: James on 2006-09-21 03:19:13
Simon Fraser in BC, Canada.

I take it I'm the only Canadian?
Title: Re: University
Post by: Relf on 2006-09-21 20:08:20
In university, perhaps. But certainly not the only Canadian.
Title: Re: University
Post by: James on 2006-09-22 00:39:59
Who else, who is still active, is a Canadian?
Title: Re: University
Post by: Relf on 2006-09-22 00:56:41
Me, at least.